Kol Chai Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Kol Chai Hatch End Jewish Community marked its 25th anniversary with a civic service on Shabbat 19th November led by Rabbi Dr. Michael Hilton.
Special guests included two local MPs, Bob Blackman, MP for Harrow East and Nick Hurd MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner and Cllr. Mrinal Choudhury, Mayor of Harrow.
Representatives of local interfaith groups, other synagogues and many of the charities with which Kol Chai has been involved were present along with leaders of the Movement for Reform Judaism. All were welcomed by the synagogue Chairman, Peter Gartenberg.
Rabbi Michael Hilton said: "Kol Chai really values its local links and the part we are able to play in building peaceful relations in the Borough of Harrow".
Founded in 1986 by a group of 16 families the synagogue now has a membership of about 300 families.
Peter Gartenberg said: "Kol Chai means 'a living voice.' We aim to be a living voice of active progressive Judaism, alive to the needs of today, but rooted in tradition. With the help of our community and the leadership of our rabbi and lay leaders we hope to continue to achieve this, as we move into our second quarter century".
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